ENC Regional News

12:40 pm

Fri January 29, 2010

New report advocates restoration of longleaf pine forests in Southeast

New Bern, NC – INTRO - A new report says restoring the Southeast's stands of longleaf pines could help the region deal with the effects of global warming while providing economic benefit. George Olsen has more.

The North Carolina State Toast opens with the line "Here's to the land of the Long Leaf Pine" which it once truly was, as it was throughout the South.

ENC Regional News

10:01 am

Mon January 25, 2010

New Bern, NC – About 4,000 Marines and Sailors from the 24nd Marine Expeditionary Unit from Camp Lejeune and the Amphibious Readiness Group from Norfolk, VA joined thousands of other Marines, Sailors, Coast Guard and Army personnel providing humanitarian relief to disaster-stricken Haiti.

ENC Regional News

8:55 am

Wed January 20, 2010

New Bern, NC – It's invasive species awareness week. We talk about how to identify and eradicate problem plants around your home. For more information on non-native plants that thrive in eastern North Carolina, visit http://www.invasive.org/

ENC Regional News

10:54 am

Fri October 23, 2009

New Bern, NC – INTRO - The first of this month brought new regulations as to new and commonly used items banned from state landfills, though its actual effect on individual citizens is likely to be minimal. George Olsen has more.

ENC Regional News

10:11 am

Mon October 12, 2009

New Bern, NC – Reporter Jared Brumbaugh travel 42 miles off the North Carolina coast with a team of divers for a lionfish roundup. Researchers are trying to gauge the impact of this tropical fish on eastern North Carolina. This is part one of a two part series.

ENC Regional News

9:38 am

Mon October 12, 2009

New Bern, NC – We travel 42 miles off the coast in search of lionfish. Researchers are trying to gauge the impact of this tropical fish on eastern North Carolina. This is part two in a two part series.

ENC Regional News

12:39 pm

Mon September 28, 2009

New Bern, NC – According to a study released in late August by the U.S. Geological Survey, mercury was detected in all fish sampled from 291 streams across the country. Of the three sites that were tested in eastern North Carolina, all had higher than normal levels of mercury. Jared Brumbaugh has more.

ENC Regional News

1:52 pm

Wed September 23, 2009

New Bern, NC – Wayne County Government has had a four-day work week in effect for most of its employees for just over a year as they sought to reduce costs and maintain their tax rate.

The four-day, ten-hour-a-day schedule went into effect on August 4, 2008 as the Wayne County Board of Commissioners presented the task to County Manager Lee Smith to balance the budget without a tax rate increase.

ENC Regional News

12:57 pm

Mon August 31, 2009

New Bern, NC – Researchers have spent the last year gathering information on the feasibility of locating wind turbines off the coast of North Carolina. Last week, they reported their findings to the State Resources Commission. Reporter Jared Brumbaugh speaks with Pete Peterson, a professor at UNC's Marine Science Institute in Morehead City.

ENC Regional News

12:53 pm

Mon August 31, 2009

New Bern, NC – Researchers have spent the last year gathering information on the feasibility of locating wind turbines off the coast of North Carolina. Last week, they reported their findings to the State Resources Commission. Reporter Jared Brumbaugh speaks with Pete Peterson, a professor at UNC's Marine Science Institute in Morehead City.

ENC Regional News

12:53 pm

Mon August 31, 2009

New Bern, NC – Researchers have spent the last year gathering information on the feasibility of locating wind turbines off the coast of North Carolina. Last week, they reported their findings to the State Resources Commission. Reporter Jared Brumbaugh speaks with Pete Peterson, a professor at UNC's Marine Science Institute in Morehead City.